American Nursing Association American Nursing Association Registered nurses join professional nursing organizations for many reasons. For example, some join to learn what's going on and stay current in their field or specialty. Others want to network or enjoy the peer recognition that comes from being an active member of a major organization. These are just a few of the benefits of being a part of a professional organization. Nurses may join a general organization, such as the American
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Sedation verses Euthanasia The ethical principle of non-malefiecense is the duty to do no harm. This is promoted by doing three interventions. First intervention is avoiding deliberate harm, risk of harm that occurs during the performance of nursing actions. The second intervention is considering the degree of risk permissible. The third intervention is determining whether the use of technological advances provides benefits that outweigh the risks. The ethical principle of beneficence is the doing
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offers a method for addressing this problem. Nevertheless, examination of this technology indicates that while there is a great deal of potential, implementing telemedicine also encompasses many barriers. In addressing these barriers and associated issues, it is also clear that safeguards are required to protect patients and ensure that the standard defining quality care provisions are upheld. Telemedicine (TM) is defined as the "practice of 'medicine at a distance,'" indicating that it refers to
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Delivering quality care is the priority of the nursing profession as an institution and in order to facilitate this, data driven indicators are employed to measure how effective the care environment is. These nursing sensitive indicators include complications such as urinary tract infection, patient falls, surgical complications, length of hospital stay, restraint prevalence, incidences of failure to rescue, patient satisfaction, pressure ulcers and nursing satisfaction. In the case of Mr. J, the demented
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nurse-to-patient ratios is an issue that needs to be addressed at NYP in order to improve quality healthcare within their organization. The acuity of the unit in which patient care is being provided, should determine the acceptable nurse-to-patient ratio. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), factors that influence the nurse staffing needs include: patient complexity, acuity, or stability; number of admissions, discharges, and transfers; professional nursing and other staff skill level
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ensure that adequate care was given to the patient. I have the opportunity to learning advantages and experience in sharing with others. The knowledge gained in my placement has given me experience to improve on my skills and standard of care. In nursing, reflection try to identify the true value and meaning of our actions in order to qualify, enhance or discard them and to enable us to replicate them appropriately to their best effect in future interactions. Each situation reflected on must be treated
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Nurses encounter ethical and legal issues each day caring for patients. Technology has advanced tremendously over the last few decades leading to more complex patient situations. The legal and ethical issues of two case studies will be examined to explain the dilemmas faced in health care today. The first case study concerns a nurse’s observance of negligence and a malpractice suit. The second is regarding the difficult decision of a family regarding medical decisions
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A. Discuss how an understanding of nursing-sensitive indicators could assist the nurses in this case in identifying issues that may interfere with patient care. An understanding of nursing sensitive indicators would assist all nurses in identifying the underlying problem that has the potential to cause patient harm and a negative patient outcome. In this case, the redden area was an indication that the patient is at risk for developing a pressure ulcer in that area. Actions such as repositioning
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Concepts Analysis Paper Demis Rey BSN Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Kaplan University March 10, 2014 The concept of Quality has a close relation with nursing practices. Higher quality healthcare is the common goal of all healthcare team and improving healthcare quality has become the common focal point of all healthcare organization. Quality has become an important issue for healthcare facilities facing a changing of healthcare environment (Tsai, & Wu, 2013). Quality is
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therapeutic interventions in the current practice of nursing. Competence is reflected in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of learning. It is the knowledge of the role of the nurse in the health care delivery systems of the hospital and the community. 3. CONSCIENCE: Conscience directs moral, ethical and legal decision-making. It motivates us to increase the knowledge and skills needed to respond appropriately to moral, ethical and legal issues faced by oneself and others. It directs us to
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